Job Title: Senior PIM Engineer Location: Remote POSITION SUMMARY: We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Product Information Management (PIM) engineering team as a key thought leader and innovator. In this role, you will drive the architectural design and hands-on development of API-first, cloud-ready software to modernize our enterprise product catalog ecosystem across our global retail brands (American Eagle & Aerie). You will build and scale high-throughput, event-driven microservices that seamlessly synchronize product taxonomy, merchandising attributes, digital assets, and item lifecycles between Akeneo PIM, upstream ERP/Digital Content systems, and downstream real-time consumers/E-commerce engines. Operating under Agile principles, you will translate complex business requirements into robust backend systems and databases, delivering frequent, high impact releases that power global retail commerce. RESPONSIBILITIES Support PIM Modernization & Platform Evolution: Support and evolve the Akeneo PIM (SaaS/Enterprise) platform as our live single system of record, maintaining modern cloud-native architectures that replaced legacy workflows (Oracle ATG/BCC, ItemDB, PubDB, and legacy batch jobs). Architect Event-Driven Integrations: Design, develop, and maintain resilient microservices and stream-processing pipelines using Apache Kafka, schema registries, and modern backend frameworks (Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, or Go) to broadcast core catalog events. Engineer Complex Data Models: Implement scalable product hierarchy models, variant structures (CSC/SKU levels), reference entities, category mappings, and delta-calculation engines for real-time and batch synchronization. Orchestrate Cross-System Connections: Build high-reliability connectors and APIs integrating PIM with upstream systems (Intellimas, Creative Force / DAM, ItemDB) and downstream consumers (Product Fulcrum, Constructor/Bloomreach Search, E-commerce storefronts). Optimize Production Stability: Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain the live Akeneo PIM platform to ensure 24/7 availability and minimal downtime across global retail brands. Perform Fine-Tuning & Performance Optimization: Continuously optimize API response times, database query performance, and payload processing within Akeneo to handle rapidly growing catalog data. Drive Continuous Feature Enhancements: Collaborate with business stakeholders to design and deploy incremental features, custom attributes, and localized catalog workflows in the live system. Govern Data Integrity & Upgrades: Partner with the Akeneo SaaS/Enterprise support teams to plan, test, and execute seamless platform upgrades and patches while maintaining data accuracy. QUALIFICATIONS: Strong proficiency in building robust, secure microservices and API architectures (RESTful, SOAP) using Java, Spring frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud), Node.js / TypeScript, Go, or Python. Deep hands-on experience with distributed streaming platforms and message-oriented middleware. Expert knowledge of the publisher/subscriber model, including Apache Kafka (topic architecture, consumer groups, partition strategies, schema registry, event headers), RabbitMQ, and IBM MQ. Solid experience designing and optimizing relational, NoSQL, and memory-cached databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, CloudSQL, MongoDB, Redis). Expert in query optimization tailored for high-volume catalog, SKU, and enterprise datasets. Practical experience deploying, managing, and orchestrating workloads in agile, cloud-native environments across GCP, AWS, or Azure. Proficient with Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, and enterprise CI/CD automation tools (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Bamboo). Strong foundational understanding of modern security concepts, including authentication protocols, Single Sign-On (SSO), and secure data transmission. Nice to have: Experience working with enterprise Product Information Management (PIM) and catalog management solutions such as Akeneo. Background in data migration strategies (delta loads, reconciliation scripts, and dual-entry cutover planning) Knowledge in API security Gateway Frameworks/ concepts Experience in application serves such as weblogic, tomcat etc Working knowledge of Gradle Working knowledge of, Grafana / Splunk